Kool G Rap

Kool G Rap, born Nathaniel Thomas Wilson, is an American rapper from Queens, New York, widely regarded as one of the most influential MCs of all time. He is a 2025 Hip Hop Grandmaster Award recipient honored by the Paid in Full Foundation for his exceptional contributions to arts and culture. He is best known for pioneering mafioso rap and multisyllabic rhyming, and for his influential work as part of the Juice Crew and the duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, whose albums Road to the Riches, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Live and Let Die are considered hip-hop classics.